Identification of clinical markers of specific language impairment in adults

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 414-429

  Poll, Gerard H ^a   Betz, Stacy K ^b   Miller, Carol A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Assessment procedures; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPEECH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINGUISTICS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROBABILITY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950850237     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0016)     Document Type: Article

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